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Notable Cato review of modern Bill of Rights on their day

By Douglas A. Berman

Tim Lynch has a this notable post (with losts and lots of links) at the Cato@Liberty blog under the simple heading "Bill of Rights Day."  The whole post is worth checking out, and here are parts that highlight some criminal justice stories: Since today is Bill of Rights Day, it seems like an appropriate time to pause and consider the condition of the safeguards set forth in our fundamental legal charter.   Let?s consider each amendment in turn.... The Second Amendment says the people have the right ?to keep and bear arms.? Government officials, however, insist that they can make it a crime to keep and bear arms.... The Fourth Amendment says the people have the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on December 15, 2010 (boomark / email).